Onyomi: シュウ, ジュ · Kunyomi: なら.い, なら.う · Meanings: learn
Kanji for learn
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The kanji 習 shows a bird (羽) above a child (子), symbolizing learning by observing and practicing. In ancient times, it represented a young person practicing repeatedly, like a bird flapping its wings to learn to fly. 習 came to mean study, practice, or learning — the process of repetition leading to mastery.
A child watching a bird flapping its wings — 習 means to learn, study, or practice through repetition.
Imagine a young student practicing like a bird learning to fly — that’s 習, the kanji for learning and repeated practice.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 習う | ならう | to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | habit | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 習得 | しゅうとく | learning, acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 習性 | しゅうせい | habit | common Noun |
| 習い | ならい | as is habit, the way life normally is | Noun |
| 習熟 | しゅうじゅく | proficiency, mastery, becoming proficient (in) | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 習字 | しゅうじ | penmanship, calligraphy | JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 習わす | ならわす | to make (someone) learn | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 習わし | ならわし | custom, habit, customary practice | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 習俗 | しゅうぞく | manners and customs, folkways, usage | Noun |
| 習い事 | ならいごと | accomplishment, lessons (in an art, skill, etc.), practice | Noun |
| 習慣づける | しゅうかんづける | to make a habit of, to make it a practice to | Ichidan verb |
| 習い性 | ならいしょう | ingrained habit, second nature | Noun |
| 習得観念 | しゅうとくかんねん | acquired idea (as opposed to innate), acquired ideas | Noun |
| 習慣性 | しゅうかんせい | habit-forming | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |